avail

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A0542500 (ə-vāl′)v. a·vailed, a·vail·ing, a·vails v.tr. To be of use or advantage to; help: Nothing could avail the dying patient.v.intr. To be of use, value, or advantage; serve: Halfway measures will no longer avail.n. Use, benefit, or advantage: labored to no avail.Idiom: avail (oneself) of To make use of.

[Middle English availen : a-, intensive pref. (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + Old French valoir, vail-, to be worth (from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]

a·vail′ing·ly adv.

avail

(əˈveɪl) vb1. to be of use, advantage, profit, or assistance (to)2. avail oneself of to make use of to one's advantagenuse or advantage (esp in the phrases of no avail, to little avail)[C13 availen, from vailen, from Old French valoir, from Latin valēre to be strong, prevail] aˈvailingly adv

a•vail

(əˈveɪl)

v.t. 1. to be of use, advantage, or value to; profit: All our efforts availed us little. v.i. 2. to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: Nothing you do will avail. 3. to be of value or profit. n. 4. effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective; advantage; use: His help was of no avail. 5. avails, Archaic. profits or proceeds. Idioms: avail oneself of, to use to one's advantage; make use of. [1250–1300; Middle English availe=a- a-² + vaile < Old French vail-, s. of valoir < Latin valēre to be of worth] a•vail′ing•ly, adv.

avail

Past participle: availed
Gerund: availing

Imperative
avail
avail

Present
I avail
you avail
he/she/it avails
we avail
you avail
they avail

Preterite
I availed
you availed
he/she/it availed
we availed
you availed
they availed

Present Continuous
I am availing
you are availing
he/she/it is availing
we are availing
you are availing
they are availing

Present Perfect
I have availed
you have availed
he/she/it has availed
we have availed
you have availed
they have availed

Past Continuous
I was availing
you were availing
he/she/it was availing
we were availing
you were availing
they were availing

Past Perfect
I had availed
you had availed
he/she/it had availed
we had availed
you had availed
they had availed

Future
I will avail
you will avail
he/she/it will avail
we will avail
you will avail
they will avail

Future Perfect
I will have availed
you will have availed
he/she/it will have availed
we will have availed
you will have availed
they will have availed

Future Continuous
I will be availing
you will be availing
he/she/it will be availing
we will be availing
you will be availing
they will be availing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been availing
you have been availing
he/she/it has been availing
we have been availing
you have been availing
they have been availing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been availing
you will have been availing
he/she/it will have been availing
we will have been availing
you will have been availing
they will have been availing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been availing
you had been availing
he/she/it had been availing
we had been availing
you had been availing
they had been availing

Conditional
I would avail
you would avail
he/she/it would avail
we would avail
you would avail
they would avail

Past Conditional
I would have availed
you would have availed
he/she/it would have availed
we would have availed
you would have availed
they would have availed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	avail - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"help, servicehelpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance
Verb	1.	avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
	2.	avail - be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
	3.	avail - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"helpexploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

avail

noun1. benefit, use, help, good, service, aid, profit, advantage, purpose, assistance, utility, effectiveness, mileage (informal), usefulness, efficacy His efforts were to no avail.avail yourself of something make use of, use, employ, exploit, take advantage of, profit from, make the most of, utilize, have recourse to, turn to account Guests should feel at liberty to avail themselves of your facilities.

avail

verbTo be an advantage to:advantage, benefit, profit, serve.Archaic: boot.Idiom: stand someone in good stead.noun1. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:account, advantage, benefit, profit, use, usefulness, utility.2. Something beneficial:advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, favor, gain, profit.

Translations

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avail

(əˈveil) : of no avail *to no avail of no use or effect. He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.無效

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to little avail

Having or with very little or no benefit, efficacy, or effect. We did our best to keep Sarah from finding out about her dad, but to little avail. All my protesting over the decision to fire Jeff was to little avail.See also: avail, little

of no avail

Of or having very little or no benefit, efficacy, or effect. We did our best to keep Sarah from finding out about her dad, but it was of no avail. I protested of no avail to keep Jeff in the company.See also: avail, no, of

of little avail

Of or having very little or no benefit, efficacy, or effect. We did our best to keep Sarah from finding out about her dad, but it was of little avail. I protested of little avail to keep Jeff in the company.See also: avail, little, of

avail (oneself) of

To utilize an available resource. I was so overwhelmed trying to get my house ready for the party that I availed myself of a local cleaning service. My dear students, I encourage you to avail yourself of the campus library as much as possible.See also: avail, of

to no avail

Having or with very little benefit, efficacy, or effect. We did our best to keep Sarah from finding out the party to no avail. All my protesting over the decision to fire Jeff was to no avail.See also: avail, no

avail oneself of something

to help oneself by making use of something that is available. We availed ourselves of Tom's goodwill and let him repair the fence. The campers availed themselves of the first chance in a week to take a shower.See also: avail, of

to no avail

and of no availCliché with no effect; unsuccessful. All of my efforts were to no avail. Everything I did to help was of no avail. Nothing worked.See also: avail, no

avail oneself of

1. Take advantage of, benefit by. For example, To get a better mortgage, he availed himself of the employee credit union. [Late 1500s] 2. Use, employ, as in I'll avail myself of the first cab to come along. [Mid-1800s] See also: avail, of

to no avail

Also, of little or no avail. Of no use or advantage, ineffective, as in All his shouting was to no avail; no one could hear him, or The life jacket was of little or no avail. This idiom uses avail in the sense of "advantage" or "assistance," a usage dating from the mid-1400s. Also see to little purpose. See also: avail, no

of little/no aˈvail

(formal) of little or no use: Your ability to argue is of little avail if you get your facts wrong.See also: avail, little, no, of

to little/no aˈvail

(formal) with little or no success: The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail.See also: avail, little, no

avail (oneself) of

To make use of.See also: avail, of

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noun benefit

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phrase avail yourself of something

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verb to be an advantage to

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noun the quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end

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noun something beneficial

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noun a means of serving

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verb use to one's advantage

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verb be of use to, be useful to

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verb take or use

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